The Importance Of Scholarship In Nursing

According to Boyer’s (1990) definition of scholarship in nursing, integration refers to writings and other products that use concepts and original works from nursing and other disciplines in creating new patterns, placing knowledge in a larger context, or illuminating the data in a more meaningful way. It is important for advanced practice nurse to fully understand and be able to apply the knowledge into daily nursing practice. As a registered nurse who have been working at Neurology Trauma Unit for many years, I deeply understand how can stroke impact one’s physical, cognitive, psychological and psychosocial function. Nursing care is essential to stroke management along with other groups of professional in hospital settings. I have been

She published Notes on Nursing , which is the first written book for nurses and gives instruction and discipline on nursing practice. In 1860, Nightingale established first nursing training program at St. Thomas hospital in London. Nightingale has devoted most of her life providing nursing care to sick individuals and she is very well respected in nursing profession. In 1923, Yale University initialed the first college level of nursing after the publication of first major study of American nursing, Nursing and Nursing Education in the United States. The study identified problematic areas of nursing education and laid the groundwork for the growth of collegiate schools of nursing (Penn Nursing Science, n.d.). In 1950, Nursing Research was first published. The journal focused on different methodological perspectives of nursing practice to help nurses evaluate increasingly complex situations to improve patient care. There are so many historical events in history that have altered and facilitated nursing as being a profession, it is important for us to study the history of nursing to better understand the current issues and anticipate future

117). Even though grand nursing theory is not designed for empirical research, but the concepts of the theory can be used in research. Virginia Henderson is one of the influential nursing researcher, educator and author. Henderson’s (1991) famous statement of nursing definition is: “ the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individuals, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to a peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible” (Henderson, 1991, p.21). 见书p.24 She arranged 14 different activities that nurses need to assist the patient to get back to self-care and be more independent when they leave their care. Each of the 14 activities can be reformulated into researchable questions. Further, the theory can guide research in any aspect of individual’s care needs. (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p.